This is a lovely gluten free, vegan rose water flavoured cake for a special occasion. The decorations are crystallised pansies’ which are super pretty and really add a flourish to the cake. I’ve dyed each cake a different ‘spring’ colour – purple and yellow were my choices but you could do any combination – pink/yellow, pink/mint green, that takes your fancy. I got the flowers from meadowsweet – just click the link to order.
Free From: Gluten, Dairy, Egg, Soya
Gluten Free, Vegan Flower Cake
A lovely gluten free vegan cake for a special occasion. Free from Gluten, Dairy, Eggs and Soya. Preheat oven to 180ºC, 350ºF.Grease two round cake pans so you’re ready to go
- March 4, 2019
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Ingredients
- 3 cups Dove’s Farm Gluten Free Flour – Self Raising
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 ½ tsp Xanthan Gum
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 12 tablespoons Dairy Free Margarine (I used Flora) melted - I just bang it in the microwave
- 2 cups caster sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3 tsp Rose Water
- 2 cups dairy free milk (I used Koko)
- Crystallised Pansies’ to decorate
- Glaze icing – just mix sifting icing sugar with a bit of dairy free milk and a teaspoon of vanilla
- Use vegan buttercream icing for in between the cake layers.
Directions
- Step 1
- Melt the margarine in the microwave
- Step 2
- Mix together the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and Xanthan Gum
- Step 3
- Add in the flavourings – vanilla and Rose water
- Step 4
- Add in the margarine and milk and mix to combine
- Step 5
- Decide on your colour mix, divide the batter into two bowls and colour as you choose. The colours do lighten during cooking. I used about ¾ tsp of gel colouring
- Step 6
- Pour into the prepared cake pans and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
- Step 7
- Cool for 5 minutes in the tins, then invert the cakes and cool on a wire rack
- Step 8
- To assemble make the buttercream, cover one layer with buttercream and top with the other cake
- Step 9
- Make the glace icing and cover the cake – it should be a bit runny compared to the buttercream if you want the dripping over the side look
- Step 10
- Decorate with your flowers in whatever pattern you like
